diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
index c575432ab8792..00367ef807d09 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 		# Disable compatibility with sysvinit
 		-Dsysvinit-path=
 		-Dsysvrcnd-path=
-		# Avoid infinite exec recursion, bug 642724
-		-Dtelinit-path="${EPREFIX}/lib/sysvinit/telinit"
 		# no deps
 		-Dima=true
 		-Ddefault-hierarchy=$(usex cgroup-hybrid hybrid unified)